PLATFORM : Just Not Fair

I think it is an unfortunate decision. It is going to affect not only Filipinos like Mr. Frangante, (the appellant). It can in time affect native Americans, especially people from the South with heavy southern accents. Any employer who doesn’t want to employ minorities--and there are a lot of blacks from the South--they (employers) just have a blanket license to reject applicants.

There is not much recourse because it is a subjective decision by the employer. There are a lot of refugees here not necessarily by their choice--like Cambodians and Vietnamese--and they are thankful to the American people, but how are they are going to find jobs if people do not make the concession to listen a more or help with training to get rid of the accent?

It is very sad and not only for minorities but for Americans, who, for whatever reason, just don’t speak as clearly as possible--even people from Boston. You could give many examples. It is really not fair.